>> chris christie. >> reporter: this time it is trucks, trysts and tantrums. great tv? >> the white trash, redneck, jersey shore. >> reporter: not according to the critics. >> what i saw in the promo reel was an orgy of young people with other and complete lack of any concern for their future. i was astonished. >> reporter: not even the critics shooting strongest criticism. joe manchin, the former governor and just re-elected senator of west virginia. >> i understand they took, four, five, six takes to get them to act as outrageously as they wanted to get it sensational. >> reporter: he is steaming. >> what i saw is not what i see in everyday life in west virginia. >> reporter: he fired off a letter to mtv, defending the dignity of his state and calling for changes. something chris christie tried in new jersey. >> mtv's "jersey shore" positive or negative for new jersey? >> negative. >> reporter: from mtv, nothing but support for buck wild. >> the kids have amazing, adventurous, carefree attitude. they live life, loud and proud. we follow that adventure. >> reporter: sh